Author of the MonthEve BuntingBirthday: December 19, 1928

Most of

Eve Bunting’s books

are picture books.

Find them in the

Easy section with the

spine label

E

BUN

Our library has

43 different books by

Eve Bunting, and she has

written over 250 books!

Eve Bunting was

born in Northern

Ireland. She later

moved to the

United States."I know what you went through"I always feel that way about immigrants. I look at them, and I think, "I know what you went through" – in a different way, but in such a similar way. Going Home is about the migrant workers. As you go up through Central California, you see them on each side of you as go up there. I interviewed them, went and saw their homes – they were so lovely to me. And it was always that they want to go home. They're here for the opportunities for their children. They're here to make money to send home. They're here, and they come here in difficult ways, the same as in How Many Days to America, where those were boat people who came. They come to look for a better life, and I can absolutely relate to that. And I hope I write it with the feeling I have about it, because I know how hard it is. Harder for them than for me, admittedly; but, still, I understand.

Q: How do you come up

with your amazing ideas

for your books?

A: I read a lot, and usually I

see something that

interests me in the paper or

a magazine. Or someone

tells me something that

sparks an idea. I make a

little note of it in my head

and then I start thinking

about it. I think about it for a

long time and eventually I

write it down. It's a slow

process.

Q: How can I become a

better writer?

A: You can practice: keep a

journal, write short stories

for fun, write your

experiences out — even if

they are embarrassing and

you just keep them for

yourself, know that they are

private. And, of course, you

can read a lot. Read, read,

read.

• http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/eve-

bunting-interview-transcript

• http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/eve-bunting

• http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/bunt

ing/transcript

• http://www.harpercollins.com/cr-100431/eve-bunting